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The Air Force Academy has been praised and criticized for its new alternate football uniform that honors the Doolittle Raiders, who attacked Japan during World War II.
For the game against Navy, Air Force commemorated the Doolittle Raiders with the 2023 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniforms. The Doolittle Raiders were the 80 crew members of 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers who launched the first raid on mainland Japan during World War II on April 18, 1942, led by United States Army Air Force Lt. Col. James ...
1985 was the most successful season in Air Force football history. Under 5th-year coach Fisher DeBerry, the Falcons came within one win of playing for the national championship . They recorded 10 straight wins to start the season, climbed the polls to No. 2 in the nation, but lost to BYU 28–21 in the penultimate game of the regular season.
Air Force defeated both Navy and Army, winning them the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2002. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated Georgia Tech, 14–7.
Army faces tough task against an unbeaten Air Force football team. The Falcons rank in top two in rushing offense and defense. Army can salvage its football season, starting with a win at Air Force
A planned massive flyover along Okaloosa Island will commemorate World War II's Doolittle Raiders and honor the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force
James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993) was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolittle Raid in his honor. [1]
The Air Force Falcons football team saluted the Chinese military and the United States Navy and Marine Corps by wearing special Flying Tigers uniforms, including sharktooth designs on the helmets, for two games during the 2016 college football season. [49]